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<blockquote data-quote="adrian29459" data-source="post: 375792" data-attributes="member: 6703"><p>Hi head323</p><p></p><p>I highly recommend an insulin pump. I've had one for 2 years now, like Switch 2501 I use a quick set cannula. The benefits far outweigh those of injections. I'll list a few:</p><p>- Take insulin at any point during the day. This allows you to be much more spontaneous and avoid difficult situations you may have with larger multi course meals.</p><p>- Before you may have had upto 5 injections a day. Now you only need to insert the cannula every 3 days (some people do 2 days). Its relatively pain free, not much worse than a finger prick.</p><p>- You have the ability to turn off insulin. This is helpful if you're going to do some strenuous exercise or if you have low blood sugar/hypoglycaemia.</p><p>- Discreetly inject insulin in public without having to go to the toilets or get your belly out and inject in public.</p><p>- Combine with a CGM device to provide blood glucose levels 24/7. Though not as accurate as a finger test, the CGM can help spot problem patterns so you can then adjust your pump basal to avoid. Currently though CGM aren't available for funding (as far as I know). But worth a one off purchase for a few units.</p><p>- Connects to blood tester and will take BG reading into account when calculating doses for meals. Enter the carbohydrates for a meal and the machine will work out any correction and no. of units for the meal.</p><p></p><p>There are probably many more benefits with insulin pump therapy. I've had a few minor problems, due to my terrible memory I sometimes forget to reactivate the basal after a shower. </p><p></p><p>Once I was at a swimming pool and going down a slide on my stomach caused my cannula to be removed from my belly. I was at the pool for a number of hours, unable to top up insulin. They say you can't go without insulin for an hour but I managed several hours, I think all the exercise being particularly helpful in keeping BG levels low.</p><p></p><p>Go for it, get a pump. Sure the first couple months will involve a bit of experimentation but its worth it when you finally get the HbA1c to ideal levels and enjoy all the insulin pump benefits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adrian29459, post: 375792, member: 6703"] Hi head323 I highly recommend an insulin pump. I've had one for 2 years now, like Switch 2501 I use a quick set cannula. The benefits far outweigh those of injections. I'll list a few: - Take insulin at any point during the day. This allows you to be much more spontaneous and avoid difficult situations you may have with larger multi course meals. - Before you may have had upto 5 injections a day. Now you only need to insert the cannula every 3 days (some people do 2 days). Its relatively pain free, not much worse than a finger prick. - You have the ability to turn off insulin. This is helpful if you're going to do some strenuous exercise or if you have low blood sugar/hypoglycaemia. - Discreetly inject insulin in public without having to go to the toilets or get your belly out and inject in public. - Combine with a CGM device to provide blood glucose levels 24/7. Though not as accurate as a finger test, the CGM can help spot problem patterns so you can then adjust your pump basal to avoid. Currently though CGM aren't available for funding (as far as I know). But worth a one off purchase for a few units. - Connects to blood tester and will take BG reading into account when calculating doses for meals. Enter the carbohydrates for a meal and the machine will work out any correction and no. of units for the meal. There are probably many more benefits with insulin pump therapy. I've had a few minor problems, due to my terrible memory I sometimes forget to reactivate the basal after a shower. Once I was at a swimming pool and going down a slide on my stomach caused my cannula to be removed from my belly. I was at the pool for a number of hours, unable to top up insulin. They say you can't go without insulin for an hour but I managed several hours, I think all the exercise being particularly helpful in keeping BG levels low. Go for it, get a pump. Sure the first couple months will involve a bit of experimentation but its worth it when you finally get the HbA1c to ideal levels and enjoy all the insulin pump benefits. [/QUOTE]
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